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Favourites in the garden is a series about crops that I love so much that I keep growing them year after year. Crops that I am extra grateful for. One of these are pumpkins. In the photo you can see a previous harvest of New England Pumpkins at my allotment garden. Most pumpkins are edible,…
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Even though I enjoy gardening immensely I have never owned a vineyard like the one in the photo. I have however enjoyed spending time in other peoples vineyards, like this one in Napa Valley (CA). When my daughter was a few months old we leased a house here over the winter. It was magical to…
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In this Daily Gratitude Practice 2026 I’ve decided to share some of my favourites in the garden. Crops that I love so much that I keep growing them year after year. Crops that I am extra grateful for. One of these are green onions, or leeks. Just like the Ishikura I wrote about yesterday they freeze well,…
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Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or tea? Today it is a good thing that this is a virtual coffee share, because I have something that best could be described as the flu, or a really bad cold. As long as I take it easy I don’t…
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For a couple years I’ve been eyeing a gardening book that are slightly different from most gardening books I’ve seen. I ordered it a week ago, and it arrived today. I woke up with a fever and some other boring symptoms this morning, seeing the book in the mail made me smile. I have not…
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Around this time of the year I start to dream about gardening. My allotment garden is my favourite place. I force myself to wait until February to open my treasure box of seeds that I’ve saved. It is almost February! I made today’s photo extra large so that you can feel like you step into…
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What are you grateful for today? Would you like to join me in this Daily Gratitude Practice 2026? Maria
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Today I am grateful for the magical walk to work I had this morning. It was cold 3.2F/-16C and so beautiful! The snow around me sparkled like diamonds. It was very quiet and just the perfect start of the day. What are you grateful for today? Would you like to join me in this Daily Gratitude…
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Today I feel extra grateful for the little things that makes a big different. The things that brings a smile on my face and other peoples faces, like this beautiful art installation I admired on a walk in Stockholm a couple days ago. What are you grateful for today? Would you like to join me…
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Welcome to the Weekend Coffee Share! Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or tea? I learned something new about coffee this week. I learned that if you travel first class on the train you have access to this little station seen in the photo above, where one can get free coffee, tea, hot…
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